Today, on Thursday, August 24, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will meet with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany. The German President comes to Lithuania on an official visit. This is the first new President’s visit to Lithuania after assuming office in spring.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with United States special representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker. The President and the high official of the United States Department of State discussed the implementation of the Minsk agreements and support for the reforms that Ukraine is going through.

The European Union (EU) is committed to the safety of humanitarian workers. Every year, the EU marks World Humanitarian Day by adding its voice to the global campaign that honours humanitarian workers who, day after day, put their lives on the line to save the lives of others. World Humanitarian Day marks the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, when 22 humanitarian workers lost their lives.

When countries face natural disasters such as forest fires, floods and earthquakes or are in need of emergency assistance due to other crises, the EU has a range of funding and emergency response tools to help.

The first group of European Solidarity Corps volunteers is arriving in Norcia, Italy, to help with the ongoing efforts to repair damage and rebuild social services for the local community affected by the severe earthquakes that hit the region a year ago.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended her heartfelt condolences to King Felipe VI of Spain over the brutal terror attacks in Barcelona, which took innocent lives.

On 11 August in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia, the Ambassador of Lithuania to the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Angola Sigutė Jakštonytė presented her letters of credence to the President of Namibia Hage Geingob.

On 9 August, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius met with members of the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea on national holiday – Liberation Day.

The European Commission has found Czech plans to support the creation of a network of refuelling and recharging stations for low emission vehicles to be in line with EU state aid rules. The measure contributes to reducing CO2 emissions without unduly distorting competition in the Single Market.